diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 02736bdd..91d2c4a8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ script:
 - make
 - ctest -V
 - cd ../appbuild
-- cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=../appdir/usr -Wno-dev -Dsqlcipher=1 ..
+- cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=../appdir/usr -Wno-dev -Dsqlcipher=1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_JSON1=1 ..
 - make install
 - cd ..
 - git rev-list master --count
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 2958bf9d..9e7db11b 100755
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
               sqlitebrowser:
                   # source-type:  git
                   plugin:         cmake
-                  configflags:    ["-DUSE_QT5=True", "-Dsqlcipher=1", "-Wno-dev"]
+                  configflags:    ["-DUSE_QT5=True", "-Dsqlcipher=1", "-Wno-dev","-DSQLITE_ENABLE_JSON1=1"]
                   source:         .
               desktop-qt5:
                 build-packages: